Naturopaths DO NOT

Naturopaths Do NOT

In teaching clients how to live a healthy, holistic lifestyle, traditional naturopaths avoid certain allopathic practices:

Diagnose disease.

Naturopaths perform evaluations and analyses to determine the root cause of problems, but they do not diagnose disease.

Treat disease.

Naturopaths focus on health and education, not on treating any specific disease. Naturopaths empower clients to create internal and external environments that are conducive to good health.

Prescribe drugs and pharmaceuticals.

Many naturopaths teach clients about herbs, homeopathic remedies, and the healing properties in foods and nutritional supplements. They do not prescribe drugs and pharmaceuticals.

Perform invasive procedures.

Depending on the type and extent of their training, naturopaths may use hands-on modalities such as reflexology or acupressure. There are naturopaths who are also chiropractors or massage therapists, who may blend naturopathic modalities with those common to their other discipline. For example, this would include performing spinal adjustments if the naturopath is also a chiropractor. Naturopaths do not perform invasive procedures such as surgery of any kind. They do not give injections or draw blood.